Summary

  • Final round of County Championship season

  • Leaders Notts need two more points for first title since 2010

  • Notts will be champions if they score 300 in first innings or Surrey fail to win

  • Four counties looking to avoid relegation alongside Worcs after Sussex ensure safety

  • Division One: Hampshire v Surrey; Essex v Somerset; Notts v Warks; Worcs v Sussex; Yorkshire v Durham

  • Division Two: Glamorgan v Lancs; Kent v Derbyshire; Middlesex v Glos; Northants v Leics

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Live Reporting

Gideon Brooks, Ben Pheazey, Deepak Mahay & Steve Mather

  1. Essex begin their first innings

    Essex 0-0 v Somerset 433

    Dean Elgar opens the innings with Paul Walter.

    Elgar takes first strike, facing Craig Overton.

  2. 50 runs

    50 for Haseeb Hameed

    Notts 83-2 v Warwicks 258

    The Notts captain has held firm in tough conditions.

    He reaches a precious half century in 98 balls with a single pushed into the off side, facing Ethan Bamber.

    Nine fours.

    His ninth score of 50 or more in a season in which he has scored three centuries.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Abbott c & b Albert 1 (Hants 242-9 v Surrey 147)

    A single taken by Washington Sundar brings up a half century off 89 deliveries for the India international.

    But Ralphie Albert needs just one ball to dismiss Kyle Abbott as the batter drives straight back to the spinner.

    The teenager has 2-6 from five overs now and Hants are still eight away from the first batting point.

  4. SOMERSET ALL OUT FOR 433

    Essex v Somerset 433

    A leg side half volley from Charlie Bennett which Lewis Goldsworthy tries to scoop over long on.

    Caught at deep square leg by Charlie Allison.

    A very good score for Somerset on a more than decent surface.

    Bennett finishes on 3-73 and Goldsworthy departs for 100.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Currie b Albert 1 (Hants 238-8 v Surrey 147)

    And the 17-year-old debutant has his first first class wicket and to be fair to Ralphie Albert it was coming.

    He has bowled four overs with one maiden and now has 1-5 as Scott Currie just plays inside one which turns and clips off stump.

    Albert punches the air and is mobbed by his teammates.

  6. wicket

    SUSSEX 350 ALL OUT

    Unadkat lbw b Waite 0 (Worcs 123 v Sussex 350)

    Jaydev Unadkat has lasted two deliveries and fallen on the second to give Worcs a nasty little two overs spell to face before lunch.

    John Simpson walks off unbeaten with 129 and the lead for his side is 227 which has defeat stamped all over it for the hosts.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    McManus c Van Beek b Holland 25 (Northants 36-1 v Leics 429)

    Short ball from Ian Holland.

    Lewis McManus tries to hook fine and is caught in the deep by Logan van Beek.

    Rob Keogh is in at three for the hosts.

  8. 200 runs

    200 for Leus du Plooy

    Middlesex 491-7 v Glos

    Double tons are all the rage now as Middlesex's Leus du Plooy follows Derbyshire's Luis Reece into the 200 club.

    Well batted skip!

  9. dropped catch

    Hameed dropped on 45

    Notts 78-2 v Warwicks 258

    Four more to Haseeb Hameed, glancing a leg side ball fine off Nathan Gilchrist.

    He survives an LBW shout against Ethan Bamber in the next over. Looked like inside edge on to pad.

    He edges and is dropped at second slip by a diving Rob Yates.

    Just carried.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Karvelas c Isaac b Waite 20 (Worcs 123 v Sussex 350-9)

    Short, reached from outside off stump and he has picked out the fielder at midwicket.

  11. 200 runs

    200 for Luis Reece

    Kent v Derbyshire 529-3

    There is the double century for Derbyshire opener Luis Reece who has batted superbly.

    He didn't have a County Championship century to his name this season before this final round of matches...

    Reece is also the top wicket taker in Division Two - he can do it all!

  12. 100 runs

    100 for Lewis Goldsworthy

    Essex v Somerset 433-9

    Lewis GoldsworthyRex Features

    Single to Jake Ball off Simon Harmer.

    Over to Lewis Goldsworthy on 99.

    Yes! Nudged to short fine leg and he has his hundred in 191 balls with 14 fours.

    Fine innings. Patient and a sound technique.

    His first century of the season and the third of his career.

  13. Essex v Somerset 431-9

    Lewis Goldsworthy lofts Charlie Bennett over long on.

    He hasn't quite timed it but still gets four to move to 99.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for Luke Wells

    Glamorgan 265 v Lancashire 143-2

    Lancashire opener Luke Wells reaches 50 from 115 balls with nine boundaries.

    He saw fellow opener Keaton Jennings fall for 49 earlier so will be glad to get over the line.

    At the other end, George Bell has moved on to 30 from 43 balls.

  15. Notts 71-2 v Warwicks 258

    Haseeb Hameed takes two successive fours off Ethan Bamber, nudging wide of the slips to deep third and then punching through cover off the back foot.

    He ends the over unbeaten on 40.

  16. Madsen out for 198

    Kent v Derbyshire 525-3

    Oooh Wayne Madsen falls just two runs shy of a double century as Kent finally get the third Derbyshire wicket.

    Luis Reece is also on 198 - can he seal the deal?

    The duo's partnership was worth a massive 358!

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Fuller c Taylor b Chahar 21 (Hants 227-7 v Surrey 147)

    Potentially an important breakthrough for Surrey as James Fuller holes out to James Taylor on the deep midwicket boundary.

    The lead is still only 80 which, while significant, is by no means a match-winning advantage.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Gregory c Porter b Harmer 9 (Essex v Somerset 425-9)

    Lewis Gregory had just belted Simon Harmer for a six, sweeping over square leg but the spinner has his revenge.

    The next ball draws Gregory into a similar shot and he's top edged it to Jamie Porter on the leg side.

    Jake Ball is the Somerset number 11.

  19. Notts 61-2 v Warwicks 258

    Perhaps we made it sound easy this morning. Well, it isn't.

    Still plenty of work for Notts to do to wrap up the Championship title.

    Joe Clarke deflects Ethan Bamber to long leg for one.

    Haseeb Hameed is forward, beaten on the outside edge of a defensive bat.

    Hameed stays in the crease to glance the last ball of the over leg side for a single.

  20. Hants 217-6 v Surrey 147

    Surrey teenager Ralphie AlbertGetty Images

    Surrey teenager Ralphie Albert in England U19 colours

    Ralphie Albert, 17, is making his first class debut and now he has the ball in hand for the first time.

    His grandfather, snooker legend, Jimmy White will no doubt be proud as punch.

    It is slow left arm spin and Hants pot two reds off it with just the two singles taken.

    (That is the snooker stuff done. No mention of Surrey's 147 will be forthcoming here, promise)